Radiometric geochronology is an essential component of Earth and Planetary Sciences, which provides time- coordinates to establish timelines and timescales of geological events, and ultimately facilitates a robust understanding on causality and co- evolution of these events. Accelerated by community driven initiatives such as EARTHTIME, significant advances were achieved in geochronology in the last two decades, as represented by improvements in precision, spatial resolution and efficiency. Along with breakthroughs in relative dating techniques and big data, innovations in geochronology enable a more comprehensive understanding on a variety of geological processes when state- of- the- art geochronology is integrated with robust geological frameworks. In the upcoming future, we are confident that geochronology will continually serve Earth and Planetary Sciences and beyond.